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Monday, June 27, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

It's a good thing graduation season is winding down, guys; I think the nation's Wreckerators need a little break:

I honestly thought this was a tribute cake for a CW fan.

It wasn't.

And if you're skeptical, allow me to show you this next gem:

I know I should be focusing on "where hat would be," but really I just want to know what the squiggle under Connor's name is. A stethoscope? A funky P? Or - for a little irony - is that where the hat should be?

I found cake #3 very informative. Before this,I didn't know what the Junior League logo looked like.

It might be helpful if more "decorators" labeled the items depicted on their cakes. How many times have we looked at a cake and asked, "Is it a baseball bat or is it a penis? Is that an adorable puppy, or is it a pile of poo?" An artfully piped label would clear up any confusion.

red icing on chocolate is not an easy to read combo. does that say "soviet"? "swicl"? I'm so confused. "underneat dat"? they can't spell "that"? is it shorthand bakery slang? but hey, they got "Congratulations" right. for once. I'm trying to decide if that hat looks more like a UFO hovering.

#2: I guess they didn't want a hat. "2011 where hat would be"? so they put a hat where it doesn't belong, as in, on the cake at all, and they write instructions. Then spell "congr2ts?" maybe it's just the reflection...

#3: the cupcake brigade makes it sound like each "line" (as in row of people) is getting praised. Does each "line" get their own row of cupcakes?

I just want to know what one would say when one picked up one of these wrecks? I mean, I can't think of a single nice thing to say to someone who did this to a cake...and I am an especially nice person.

The first cake I think has a Germanic name, I know a person whose name is Sigi, a diminutive of his full name. The second cake squiggle is an abstract design representing an artist palette. I always enjoy the morning Rorschach.

First line: I can't get enough of this site.Second line: Underneat dat there's more than one cake out there with 'underneat' written on it unintentionally. Fourth Line: I can't count.Fifth line: Congradulashins!

Many who frequent this site wonder, why is there no end to the wreckery? I've stumbled upon perhaps one of many answers...

I had been visiting a cake decorating supply store in Long Beach (CA) for a while, and noticed that most of the regular patrons speak English but only as a second language, if at all. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a bleeding heart liberal (per my husband) and wish only the best for anyone who desires to make an honest living, but hey, if anyone who isn't fluent in basic English, much less possess basic critical thinking skills, finds him/herself in a line or work that requires a little bit of both, then the product of that person's labors is fair game for us fans of unintentional icing- and fondant-based humor. (I myself speak English as a second language, and hey, I don't hesitate to make fun of gringos who get my language wrong, so there...)

Are you sure that 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines aren't some sports term like "defensive line" or "front line" or "congo line", and each "line" was getting it's own message? Because that would be a totally cute cake.

#4 I'm conflicted here. On the one hand, the person with the bag spelled 'congratulations' correctly (click on the picture) and used the correct ordinals. On the other hand, there is the whole 'line' thing and the general wreckiness.

I'm thinking last-minute phone / fax / email order for a grade-school 'graduation'. Every time I contemplate that concept, I empathize with Mr. Incredible.

Those cupcakes are hilarious! I'm having hard time choosing which cupcake I want to eat. It's a toss up between "TUL" and "AR!". But the best part is how they're not even consistent in spelling out "GREAT"! Row 2 has "GR" and "EA". Row 3 has "GRE" and "AT". Ya know, just for variety!

I thought for sure that first one was an homage to CW. It sure reminds me of a certain cake from the first book lol. I hope now that graduations are done these poor tired wreckerators can now focus on something else aka wrecking Halloween cakes lmao.

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